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Rumex obtusifolius L.
bitter dock

       
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Photo of Rumex obtusifolius L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, MD, Silver Spring. Usage Requirements.
 
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Rumex obtusifolius L.

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Synonyms:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

  ACOB3 Acetosa oblongifolia (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve
  RUOBA Rumex obtusifolius L. ssp. agrestis (Fr.) Danser
  RUOBS Rumex obtusifolius L. ssp. sylvestris (Wallr.) Rech. f.
  RUOBS2 Rumex obtusifolius L. var. sylvestris (Wallr.) Koch
 

Distribution:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 55 species in Rumex
 

Classification:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Polygonales
Family Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus Rumex L. – dock
Species Rumex obtusifolius L. – bitter dock
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

bitter dock
Rumex
dock

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACW FACU- FACW- FACW FAC+ FAC FACW- FACW FACW FAC FACW FACW NO FAC
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More Accounts and Images:
Rumex obtusifolius L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20939.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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